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Tea Sets For Sale
Hayno Focken Brass Teapot with Lid, circa 1930
By Hayno Focken
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hayno Focken (Germany, 1905-1968) rare brass teapot with lid, circa 1930
Extremely rare handmade teapot by noted metalworker Hayno Focken.
Dimensions approximately 8" diameter at the body x 8" high + handle.
Hayno Focken completed an apprenticeship with Professor Karl Muller...
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique French Silver Gilt 3 piece Bachelor Tea Set c. 1880 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A lovely Antique French Silver Bachelor Sized Tea Set. This French Three Piece Silver Tea Set has an excellent gilt finish on the exterior a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Set of 6 Vintage Mugs with Colourful Circle Pattern, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of six colourful mugs with circle pattern. Glazed ceramic mugs made in Poland by Lubiana in the 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Three-Piece Tea Serving Set in Metal and Silver
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Three-piece tea service set, consisting of a teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, in silver-plated metal. Gummed body, elegant wings, decorated with leaves and scrolls. The base of the t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver
Set of 2 Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl Cup Saucer Amsterdam Bont, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice Set of 2 example Amsterdam bont cups and saucers with a lovely scene.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea Bowls & Cups, Tea Drinking
Region o...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$438 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fratelli Stainless Steel Tea Set
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This vintage Fratelli stainless steel tea set blends sleek design with everyday function. Made in Italy, the set includes a teapot, milk jug, and sugar bowl, all crafted from high-qu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
19th Century Dutch Overscale Coffee Pot of Polished Copper
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual 19th century Dutch overscale copper coffee pot, possibly a trade sign from a coffee house, with pigtail finial, hand-hammered and riveted finish, with a lovely, polished lustre.
Category
19th Century Dutch Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Set of 12 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 12 bowls decorated. They are marked on the base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century, 20th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912)
Age: Pre-1800
Condition: 1 dish with restored chip. Rest of pieces perfect.
Dimension...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,518 Sale Price / set
20% Off
European silversmith. Antique silver tea strainer. 19th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
European silversmith. Antique silver tea strainer. 1800s.
Length: 17 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Large private collection of Euro...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Teacaddy Mandarin Porcelain Garden Floral Scene China, 1736-1795
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
An antique Chinese porcelain tea caddy, made during the Qianlong period. Amazing.
A fine ine antique Chinese porcelain plate, made...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$478 Sale Price
20% Off
Bing & Grøndahl. Four sets of 'Tema' tea cups with saucers in stoneware.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grøndahl, "Tema". Four sets of tea cups with saucers in stoneware.
From the 1970s.
Model: 475.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Cup: H 6.4 cm x D 8.5 cm (w...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
Late 19th century French Copper Kettle, 1890s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful decorative copper kettle dating from the late 19th century (1890s). The lid no longer opens, probably due to limescale. Capacity: 4.5 liters. Written on the top. In its ori...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Early 19th Century Staffordshire Pealware Tea Set with Strawberry & Vine Pattern
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th century Staffordshire Pealware tea set with strawberry pattern with vines and green leaves. England, 1830 circa
Measurements:
Teapot - 7.5" H, 11" W
Sugar bowl - 6" H, 8" W
...
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Pearlware
Danish Silversmith, Antique Silver Tea Strainer, Dated 1874
Located in København, Copenhagen
Danish silversmith. Antique silver 830 tea strainer.
Dated 1874.
Length: 18 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Large private collection of ...
Category
1870s Danish Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Set of 6 Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Chine de Commande Qianlong Period, 18thC
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice example of chine de commande style with sepia and pink color. 1 bowl (broken one) is different.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Emperor: Qianlong (...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,241 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Brass and Copper Three-Piece Tea Set from the 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Copper or brass set of a tea pot, milk creamer and a sugar bowl made by Erich Kolbenheyer for EKW Austria in the 1950s.
Dimensions:
Pot: W 37cm (14...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
$449 Sale Price
23% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Lampion Rouge de Fer Butter Tureen Qianlong, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Qianlong, 18th century, Rouge de fer 1750-1770
Unusual and very delicate decoration.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th centu...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$954 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Minton Tea cup attributed to Christopher Dresser, 1871
Located in Paris, FR
Wonderful aesthetic movement tea cup in hand-painted and hand-gilt porcelain by the English manufactory Minton. Blue background with stylized red flowers imitating the cloisonné technique, very common in the Japonisme ware.
Attributed to Christopher Dresser, a famous designer that was working for Minton in 1867. He made very decorative designs, using very often this special shade of blue. A very small quantity of his work was signed, but the quality of some designs allows to make further -attribution to him, such as this tea cup.
Signed with Minton hallmarks beneath, "Minton", number of the model G596 (China ware...
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Porcelain Coffee Set Hutschenreuther, Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage coffee set of 4.
HUTSCHENREUTHER Germany Coffee Cups and Saucers.
The price is for all Set (4 Cups + 4 Saucer).
In excellent cond...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1900s Chinese Export Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver three-piece tea service; an addition to our diverse silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Chinese silver tea set...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
1920s George II Style Sterling Silver Café Au Lait Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver cafe au lait set in the George II style; an addition to our collectable teaware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver cafe au lait set consists of a coffee pot and hot milk jug.
Each piece of this cafe au lait set has a plain baluster shaped form to three feet, all in the early George II style.
The surface of each piece is plain and unembellished, accented with an applied moulded border to the upper rim.
Each piece is fitted with the original hallmarked domed hinged cover surmounted by an impressive cast silver pineapple finial; each cover retains the original hallmarked, detachable hinge pin.
Both the milk jug and coffee pot retains the original opposing scroll carved wood handle, fitted to cast and applied scrolling sockets.
The coffee pot features an exceptional cast silver swan necked spout ornamented with an undulating socket, the sparrow beak spout to the milk jug is ornamented with a decorative leaf formation to the nadir.
Each piece is supported by three impressive cast sterling silver feet ornamented with a scrolling foot to a shell design in junction with the body.
Condition
This antique sterling silver cafe au lait set is a superior gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. The interior of the each piece has been professionally cleaned and is ready for use. Full hallmarks struck to the surface of each piece and part hallmarks to the sleeve of each cover, in addition to the hinge pins, are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the superior gauge of silver.
Dimensions:
Coffee pot.
length from back of handle to tip of spout 21.4 cm / 8.4".
width 11.8 cm / 4.6".
height 26 cm / 10.2".
Milk jug.
length from back of handle to tip of lip 19.2 cm / 7.6".
width 11.8 cm / 4.6".
height 25.8 cm / 10.2".
Total weight.
62.9 troy ounces / 1955g.
Maker: Pair point...
Category
1920s English George II Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Cubist Style Contemporary Teapot by Deborah Schwartzkopf
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A noted contemporary Seattle artist/potter has had numerous shows all over the world. Featured on the cover of "American Craft" in 2015. Here is how DS ...
Category
2010s American Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Qing Chinese Porcelain Chine de Commande Creamer Fencai, 18 Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A rare Chine de Commande creamer.
Possibly the lid is not matching.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century, 19th century...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$958 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Tea Set by Ilse Decho by Schott, Jena for Six
By Ilse Decho
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Mid-century modern tea set by Ilse Decho by Schott, Jena for 6 complet
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
French Teapot and Cup Set for One Person – 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Unusual 1960s French service for one person, composed of a yellow cup supporting a black teapot.
The two pieces fit together perfectly, creating a compact and functional design.
Gl...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Edith Sonne for Bing & Grøndahl, Glazed Stoneware Teapot, 1970's
Located in København, Copenhagen
Edith Sonne for Bing & Grøndahl. Glazed stoneware teapot. 1970's.
Model number 654.
Measures: 24.5 x 12 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Ceramic Pitcher and Four Tumblers by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian drinking set by Bitossi. Pitcher and four cups. Marked Italy on underside. Excellent condition. Gorgeous blues and greens. Artwork for your tabletop.
Measures: Pitc...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Ma...
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Ma...
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Puppet-size Coffee Filter and Pot Set, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
German Mid-Century Modern Space Age Ceramic Puppet-size Coffee Filter and Pot Set from Melitta, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attr...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 10 Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Heidelberg Series Tea Service, 1960
Located in Hamburg, DE
German Mid-Century Modern Space Age Ceramic Heidelberg Series Tea Service from Melitta, 1960s, Set of 10, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Petite Chinese Bronze Cups, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Minimal and refined, these petite bronze cups are simply formed with gently curved sides and a short footed base. The pair dates to the 19th century or earlier and would have been us...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Bronze
A Set of 2 Japanese Edo Period Gold Imari Porcelain Tea Bowl & Saucer Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A set of 2 Japanese Edo period Gold Imari Porcelain Tea Bowl & Saucer Japan.
Nice Edo period tea set with imari floral decoration.
Additional informati...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$470 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Tea Cup Mixed / Set of 4 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor.
Design by Kaoline.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$407 / item
LBS Co. 1849 English Edwardian Style Silver Plated Tea Coffee Set - 4 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
LBS Co. 1849 English Edwardian Style Silver Plated Tea Coffee Set - 4 Pc Set. Item features (1) teapot, (1) coffee pot, (1) creamer, (1) sugar bowl. Each piece has "MKC" monogram, or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Jean E. Puiforcat Silver Timeless Set for Tea and Coffee in Neoclassical Form
Located in Epfach, DE
A timeless set for tea and coffee in neoclassical form in silver 950 with wood handle, from the maker Jean E. Puiforcat
These are a beautiful and timeless set for tea and coffee, co...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Fine Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set
Located in Antwerp, BE
The beautiful set comprised of a tea or coffee pot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl with lid and twelve cups and saucers, each piece with gilded borders; Portuguese exquisite Porcelain,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,912 / set
Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Pot Jacob Hurd by Frank Whiting
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice modern looking sterling silver tea or coffee pot.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Matteo Thun Nefertiti Teapot, Sugar bowl and Tuja Vase for Memphis Italy, 1981
Located in Kansas City, MO
Matteo Thun Nefertiti teapot, sugar bowl with Tuja vase for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1981. Glazed and gilt porcelain. Very good condition with no chips ...
Category
1980s Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Arts & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Café au Lait Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver café au lait set made in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our collectable teaware collection.
T...
Category
1930s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
A Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Teabowl and Saucer
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely tea bowl and dish. Its a marriage, combination of 2 sets.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Plates
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century Qing...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$318 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Japanese Porcelain Flower Tea Cup Bowl & Saucer Saucer Imari Quails, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo period. With garden scene of quails.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Bowls, Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups & Teapots
Japanese S...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$318 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 13 English Victorian Porcelain Bamboo Tea Set
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 13 English Victorian beige porcelain and gilt rimmed 13 piece tea set with faux bamboo design (Royal Worcester)(pitcher, creamer, sugar, 5 cups, 5 saucers) (PRICED AS SET)
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Aesthetic Movement Silver Plated Hot Water Kettle with Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique silver plated hot water kettle was made by the Meridian Company of the United States in approximately 1890 in the period Aesthetic Moveme...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
William Henry Creswick, Arts & Crafts Design Sterling Silver Tea Set, 1929
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1929 (the hot water pot hallmarked in 1935) by William Henry Creswick, this wonderful, 4 piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, is a ...
Category
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
4 Piece Prelude by International Silver Service Tea and Coffee Set
Located in Greer, SC
4 Piece Prelude by International Silver Service Tea and Coffee Set
Tea Pot : 9" Tall
Coffee Pot : 11" Tall
Cream : 5" Tall
Sugar with Lid : 6 1/4" Tall
Category
20th Century American Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique German Silver Coffee Pot with Spirit Burner Queen Anne Style
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 19th Century German silver coffee pot with spirit burner, in the Queen Anne style; an addition to o...
Category
1840s German Queen Anne Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Jensen Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand with Ebony finial and Handle, circa 1920
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
With burner, stand, and detachable cover.
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bing & Grøndahl, "Tema". Four sets of tea cups with saucers in stoneware.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grøndahl, "Tema". Four sets of tea cups with saucers in stoneware.
From the 1970s.
Model: 475.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Cup: H 6.4 cm x D 8.5 cm (w...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
20th century German Pig Porcelain TeaPot, 1950s
By Erphila
Located in LEGNY, FR
Charming and original porcelain teapot depicting a seated pig with a cheerful expression.
From the German manufactory called Erphila, this piece dates from the 1950s and perfectly il...
Category
1950s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Brass Kettle
Located in Burton, TX
This Early 20th Century Kettle was crafted from brass by artisans in the early 1900's. The piece features a detailed handle that leads to an oversized kettle. The seams are all hand ...
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
20th Century italian Solid Silver Sugar Bowl and Cream Jug
Located in VALENZA, IT
The sugar bowl and the milk jug were made entirely by hand in hammered and shaped 800 silver in the late 18th century style.
The sugar bowl has horizontal handles, embellished with ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$1,409 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage German Ceramic Coffee Pot from Könitz
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Ceramic Coffee Pot from Könitz, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: B...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Victorian Sterling Silver Spirit Kettle Design Style
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit tea kettle made in the design style, an addition to our antique silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique sterling silver spirit tea kettle has a plain circular tapering form, in the design style.
The posterior surface of this plain kettle is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest displaying a bird of prey addorsed and elevated, grasping in the claws a serpent nowed.
Either side of the kettle is ornamented with two plain sterling silver dowel style pegs, allowing the kettle to sit securely on the stand.
This Victorian kettle...
Category
1880s English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George III period 19th century sterling silver cream jug - London 1806
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1806, this handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Cream Jug, stands on four ball feet, and features a gadroon border around the rim, and a gilt interio...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Contemporary Teapot Hand Painted in Italy Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Berry teapot is entirely decorated with a dotted pink enamel.
Measures: Teapot 20 x 12 x 14 H cm - 60cl - 20oz
Piazza del Popolo, Berry collection
Hand painted porcelain
Made in Italy
First introduced at Milan Design Week 2018, the Piazza del Popolo collection is named after a Roman landmark, at the heart of Roman everyday life, and inspired by traditional, simple Italian artisanal pottery yet decorated in a personal and elegant key.
Each Coralla Maiuri product is entirely hand decorated. Each is a work of art. While ensuring consistency, they are never identical. Slight variations of decor and color from one to another are not only normal, but to be expected as a sign of their uniqueness.
For large quantities, production lead time to be confirmed.
Dishwasher and microwave oven safe.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Pewter Teapot with Carnelian Bead, c. 1910
Located in Chicago, IL
For one short decade, from around 1910 to 1920, pewter was all the rage in China’s bustling commercial centers of Shanghai and Canton. Drawn to pewter’s soft, silvery glow, artists t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Carnelian, Pewter, Brass
Modernist Edith Sonne White Bing and Grøndahl Tea Service for Eight People
Located in København, Copenhagen
Modernist Edith Sonne white Bing and Grøndahl tea service for eight people, 1960's. Model number 473.
Consisting of eight teacups with saucers a...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain "George Brander Murder" Milk Jug Chine De Commande, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Qianlong, 18th century, circa 1785. Famille Rose
Family enamels decoration, of a murder scene with two men in a landscape, in a gold oval reserve, the rim with purple ribbon and garl...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$3,198 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian Opulence: 1871 Sterling Silver Kettle by the great Robert Hennell IV
Located in London, London
This magnificent Victorian sterling silver kettle, hallmarked in London in 1871, is a superb example of 19th-century British silversmithing at its most refined. Crafted by the highly...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique, New and Vintage Tea Sets
Ready to serve high tea and brunch for your family and friends? Start with the right antique, new or vintage tea set.
Tea is a multicultural, multinational beverage and isn’t confined to any particular lifestyle or age group. It has humble beginnings, and one of its best-known origin stories places the first cups of tea in 2700 B.C. in China, where it was recognized for its medicinal properties. Jump ahead to 17th-century England, when Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. During the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England. Today, more than 150 million people reportedly drink tea daily in the United States.
Early tea drinkers enjoyed their beverage in a bowl, and English potters eventually added a handle to the porcelain bowls so that burning your fingers became less of a teatime hazard. With the rise in the popularity of teatime, tea sets, also referred to as tea service, became a hot commodity.
During Queen Victoria’s reign, teakettles and coffeepots were added to tea services that were quite large — indeed, small baked goods were served with your drink back then, and a tea set could include many teacups and saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.
During the early 1920s, a sterling-silver full tea service and tray designed by Tiffany & Co. might include a hot-water kettle on a stand, a coffeepot, teapot, a creamer with a small lip spout, a waste bowl and a bowl for sugar, which the British were stirring into tea as early as the 18th century.
But you don’t have to limit your tea set to Victorian or Art Deco styles — shake up teatime with an artful contemporary service. If the bold porcelain cups and saucers by Italian brand Seletti are too unconventional for your otherwise subdued tea circle, find antique services on 1stDibs from Japan, France and other locales as well as vintage mid-century modern tea sets and neoclassical designs.
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